This can be quite a long walk, and at a moderate pace it can take 4-5 hours to go completely around the lake. Great if you really want to wear the doggies out! This walk has it all, tunnels, bridges, small waterfalls, slate, hills, fields, and the Llanberis railway. There are read more

Clock Face Country Park is on the site of a former colliery that dates back to 1890. By the early 1960s the mine was producing over 160,000 tons of coal a year and employing over 700 men. However, in October 1965 the National Coal Board deemed the pit uneconomic and read more

Etherow Country Park is situated at Compstall, England, between Marple Bridge and Romiley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It is a Local Nature Reserve. It was one of England’s first country parks.

Rivington Pike is a hill summit on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors, overlooking the village of Rivington in Lancashire, England. The nearest towns are Adlington and Horwich. The Pike is a prominent local landmark which derives its name from the Old English hreof plus ing meaning the read more

Watergrove Reservoir is a reservoir close to Wardle in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, within Greater Manchester, England.

Hollingworth Lake is a 130-acre (53 ha) reservoir at Smithy Bridge, in Littleborough — part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. The lake was originally built as the main water source for the Rochdale Canal, but developed as a tourist resort from the 1860s, and became read more

Explore the ancient woods of the Styal estate that act as a backdrop to the famous cotton mill built in 1784. With nearly 400 acres of woodland and pasture to roam, there’s plenty of opportunity to work up an appetite with your canine friend. Before the mill was built, Styal read more

HIDDEN in Roddlesworth Woods are the ruins of an ancient manor house in the old township of Tockholes that was largely rebuilt by John Hollinshead in the 1770s. In Victorian times, Hollinshead Hall and its estate was sold to Darwen mill owner Eccles Shorrock until it was finally demolished in read more

Walk in the country park in Bury

A Country Park with 185 acres of extensive conifer woods and moorland. Visitor Centre with cafe, picnic areas, 6 car parks, forest walks and viewpoints. Summit 266m above sea level.